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Digital Signals Flashcards

1
Q

Regardless of whether a signal is analog or digital, one of the key specifications to factor into an AV design is _____.

A

bandwidth

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2
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_____ is the visual representation or pattern of a digital signal.

A

Eye pattern

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3
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An unencoded audio signal’s bandwidth requirements are in direct relationship to the signal’s _____ and _____.

A

sampling rate (measured in hertz) and bit depth (measured in bits)

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4
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The formula for the required data throughput of a single unencoded audio stream is as follows:

A

Sampling Rate × Bit Depth × Number of Channels = Bit Rate (bps)

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5
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Common audio sampling rates include the following:

Telephone

A. 8kHz
B. 44.1 kHz
C. 48 kHz
D. 96 or 192 kHz
E. 2.8 MHz
A

A. 8kHz

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6
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Common audio sampling rates include the following:

Audio CD

A. 8kHz
B. 44.1 kHz
C. 48 kHz
D. 96 or 192 kHz
E. 2.8 MHz
A

B. 44.1 kHz

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7
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Common audio sampling rates include the following:

DVD Audio

A. 8kHz
B. 44.1 kHz
C. 48 kHz
D. 96 or 192 kHz
E. 2.8 MHz
A

C. 48 kHz

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8
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Common audio sampling rates include the following:

Blue-ray Disc

A. 8kHz
B. 44.1 kHz
C. 48 kHz
D. 96 or 192 kHz
E. 2.8 MHz
A

D. 96 or 192 kHz

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9
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Common audio sampling rates include the following:

Super Audio CD (SACD)

A. 8kHz
B. 44.1 kHz
C. 48 kHz
D. 96 or 192 kHz
E. 2.8 MHz
A

E. 2.8 MHz

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10
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The formula for black-and-white, uncompressed digital video signal bandwidth is as follows:

A

Horizontal pixels × Vertical pixels × Bit depth × Frames per second = Bit rate (bps)

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11
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A 4:4:4 color video signal requires ____ times the bandwidth of its black-and-white counterpart.

A

three

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12
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The formula for three-channel, uncompressed digital video signal bandwidth is as follows:

A

Horizontal pixels × Vertical pixels × Bit depth × Frames per second × 3 = Bit rate (bps)

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13
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Computers have a transparency layer called a(n) _____.

A

alpha channel

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14
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The formula for four-channel uncompressed digital video signal bandwidth is as follows:

A

Horizontal pixels × Vertical pixels × Bit depth × Frames per second × 4 = Bit rate (bps)

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15
Q

____ sampling uses all three signals in equal proportion.

A. 4:4:4
B. 4:2:2
C. 4:2:0
D. 4:1:1

A

A. 4:4:4

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16
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____ sampling includes all the luminance information, but only half the red and blue channels.

A. 4:4:4
B. 4:2:2
C. 4:2:0
D. 4:1:1

A

B. 4:2:2

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17
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____ sampling includes all the luminance information, but only one-fourth of the color information is sampled.

A. 4:4:4
B. 4:2:2
C. 4:2:0
D. 4:1:1

A

D. 4:1:1

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18
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____ sampling is used for broadcast TV.

A. 4:4:4
B. 4:2:2
C. 4:2:0
D. 4:1:1

A

B. 4:2:2

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19
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The formula for 4:2:2 digital video signal bandwidth is as follows:

A

Luminance + Cr + Cb= Bit rate (bps)

where

  • Luminance = Frames per second × Bit depth × Horizontal pixels × Vertical pixels
  • Cr (red) = Frames per second × Bit depth × 1/2 Horizontal pixels × Vertical pixels
  • Cb (blue) = Frames per second × Bit depth × 1/2 Horizontal pixels × Vertical pixels
20
Q

The formula for 4:1:1 digital video signal bandwidth is as follows:

A

Luminance + Cr + Cb = Bit rate (bps)

where

  • Luminance = Frames per second × Bit depth × Horizontal pixels × Vertical pixels
  • Cr (red) = Frames per second × Bit depth × 1/4 Horizontal pixels × Vertical pixels
  • Cb (blue) = Frames per second × Bit depth × 1/4 Horizontal pixels × Vertical pixels
21
Q

____ sampling is mathematically the same as 4:1:1 sampling in terms of required bandwidth, with basically the same color resolution and a different pixel pattern.

22
Q

AV Program Bandwidth formula:

A

Video bit rate + Audio bit rate + Overhead = Total required bandwidth (bps)

23
Q

With _____ compression, the AV data is the same after it’s been compressed and decompressed as it was originally. All the data remains intact.

A. Lossless
B. Lossy

A

A. Lossless

24
Q

_____ compression techniques compress and discard “unneeded” data while still returning an acceptable-quality stream after decoding. The compression program examines a video or audio segment for detail that is less important or less noticeable.

A. Lossless
B. Lossy

25
Q

JPEG and H.264 are examples of _____ video compression.

A. Lossless
B. Lossy

A

A. Lossless

26
Q

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) and MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 audio layer 3 (MP3) are examples of _____ audio compression.

A. Lossless
B. Lossy

27
Q

MPEG-2 and VC-1 are examples of ______ video compression.

A. Lossless
B. Lossy

28
Q

The software or hardware that actually performs the lossless or lossy compression—as well as the decompression—is the ______.

29
Q

Codec is short for _____.

A

encoder/decoder

30
Q

_____ is one of the more common audio encoding formats.

31
Q

MP3 uses a _____ compression algorithm that reduces or discards the auditory details that most people can’t hear, drastically reducing overall file sizes.

32
Q

The ____ format includes bit rates ranging from 32 to 320 kbps, with available sampling rates of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz.

A. MP3
B. MPEG-1
C. MPEG-2
D. AAC

33
Q

The ____ format includes bit rates ranging from 8 to 160 kbps, with available sampling rates of 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, and 24 kHz.

A. MP3
B. MPEG-1
C. MPEG-2
D. AAC

34
Q

MP3 encoding may be accomplished using _____ or _____ methods.

A

constant bit rate (CBR) or variable bit rate (VBR) methods.

35
Q

_____ encoding uses a lower bit rate to encode portions of the audio that have less detail, such as silence, and uses a higher bit rate to encode more complex passages.

A. Constant bit rate
B. Variable bit rate
C. MPEG-1
B. MPEG-2

A

B. Variable bit rate

36
Q

_____ has more information than ______, the resulting files and streams are much larger.

A. Audio / Video
B. Video / Audio

A

B. Video / Audio

37
Q

_____ compresses and sends each frame individually. Because it sends each individual frame, it is preferable for editing video.

A. Interframe compression
B. Intraframe compression
C. Outerframe compression
D. Extraframe compression

A

B. Intraframe compression

38
Q

_____ detects how much information has changed between frames and sends a new frame only if there are significant differences. It requires less bandwidth to stream and results in smaller files.

A. Interframe compression
B. Intraframe compression
C. Outerframe compression
D. Extraframe compression

A

A. Interframe compression

39
Q

Motion JPEG uses _____.

A. Interframe compression
B. Intraframe compression
C. Outerframe compression
D. Extraframe compression

A

B. Intraframe compression

40
Q

MPEG video algorithms use _____.

A. Interframe compression
B. Intraframe compression
C. Outerframe compression
D. Extraframe compression

A

A. Interframe compression

41
Q

Most videoconferencing codecs use _____.

A. Interframe compression
B. Intraframe compression
C. Outerframe compression
D. Extraframe compression

A

A. Interframe compression

42
Q

When it comes to encoding and decoding a digital signal, video frames are formed into logical groups, known as ______.

A

groups of pictures (GoPs)

43
Q

A _____ is a set of video frames, which, when played in succession and in line with others, creates the video stream

A

groups of pictures (GoPs)

44
Q

In a GoP, there are three picture types, _____, _____, and _____.

A

I-frames (intraframes), P-frames (predictive frames), and B-frames (bidirectional frames)

45
Q

In a GoP, the ______ frames are complete reference pictures. Every GoP starts with this frame.

A. I-frames
B. P-frames
C. B-frames
D. C-frames

A

A. I-frames

46
Q

In a GoP, the ______ frames contain information about how the frame is different from the preceding frame.

A. I-frames
B. P-frames
C. B-frames
D. C-frames

A

B. P-frames

47
Q

In a GoP, the ______ frames contain information about how the frame is different from the preceding and following frames.

A. I-frames
B. P-frames
C. B-frames
D. C-frames

A

C. B-frames

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